Never Enough | Brig's Curse | The White Flame

Celtic folk-rock, dark cinematic production with a sparse rain-soaked instrumental opening and widening choruses; the user’s own recorded female voice, close and breathy in verses, controlled yet forceful in melodic choruses, clear diction, audible breaths, restrained vibrato and rising emotional cracks; bodhran, deep floor toms, driving drums, pulsing bass, muted electric guitar, urgent fiddle ostinato, uilleann pipes, low whistle and low cello; prowling syncopated 112 BPM minor-key 4/4, extended fiddle and pipe passages, then an almost-spoken unresolved outro

[Pre-Chorus]
A little warmth beneath the skin,
A thread I feel you drawing in.
The whole town sleeps above the sea.
One heartbeat keeps awake with me.

[Chorus]
Never enough, never enough,
All that warmth and I wake up cold.
I take the fire into my mouth;
There’s nothing here that it can hold.
Come a little closer, love,
Let the last lamp disappear.
Never enough, never enough—
But the hunger keeps me here.

[Verse 2]
I’ve worn a hundred borrowed names
And left them with the dead.
By dawn I’ve lost another voice,
Remembered what it fed.
The rain runs clean along my hands;
The bells begin to ring.
I stand among the waking town
And cannot feel a thing.

[Pre-Chorus]
I tell myself I choose the chase,
The turning street, the waiting place.
But every road I call my own
Brings back this ache beneath the bone.

[Verse 3 — quieter, tightening]
One man waits beside the nets.
He knows I’m drawing near.
I hate the way he will not run.
I cannot taste his fear.
Then burnt starlight fills the rain.
His hand rests at my jaw.
He says my name as though it hurts—
What does he know me for?

[Bridge — exposed]
Don’t look at me like someone lost.
Don’t touch me like you stayed.
There’s something moving when you speak,
And I want it washed away.
I find another throat that night
To drown what you began.
I leave him breathing by the wall.
I don’t know why I can.

[Final Chorus — forceful, voice beginning to break]
Never enough, never enough,
All that warmth and I wake up cold.
I take the fire into my mouth;
There’s nothing here that it can hold.
Now every silence says my name,
And every mouthful tastes of rain.
Never enough, never enough—
Why can’t I hunt it all away?
Why can’t I hunt it all away?

[Outro — almost spoken]
My hand goes to my throat again.
The morning bells begin.
I tell myself I’m hungry.
I go out again.

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[Verse 1] The tavern spills its golden light, I keep beyond the door. A laugh, a coat, a last goodbye, Then footsteps on the shore. I let you see me looking back. I let you close the space. The tavern spills its golden light, I keep beyond the door. A laugh, a coat, a last goodbye, Then footsteps on the shore. I let you see me looking back. I let you close the space. You think the night’s been kind to you. I haven’t asked your name. [Pre-Chorus] A little warmth beneath the skin, A thread I feel you drawing in. The whole town sleeps above the sea. One heartbeat keeps awake with me. [Chorus] Never enough, never enough, All that warmth and I wake up cold. I take the fire into my mouth; There’s nothing here that it can hold. Come a little closer, love, Let the last lamp disappear. Never enough, never enough— But the hunger keeps me here. [Verse 2] I’ve worn a hundred borrowed names And left them with the dead. By dawn I’ve lost another voice, Remembered what it fed. The rain runs clean along my hands; The bells begin to ring. I stand among the waking town And cannot feel a thing. [Pre-Chorus] I tell myself I choose the chase, The turning street, the waiting place. But every road I call my own Brings back this ache beneath the bone. [Chorus] Never enough, never enough, All that warmth and I wake up cold. I take the fire into my mouth; There’s nothing here that it can hold. Come a little closer, love, Let the last lamp disappear. Never enough, never enough— But the hunger keeps me here. [Verse 3 — quieter, tightening] One man waits beside the nets. He knows I’m drawing near. I hate the way he will not run. I cannot taste his fear. Then burnt starlight fills the rain. His hand rests at my jaw. He says my name as though it hurts— What does he know me for? [Bridge — exposed] Don’t look at me like someone lost. Don’t touch me like you stayed. There’s something moving when you speak, And I want it washed away. I find another throat that night To drown what you began. I leave him breathing by the wall. I don’t know why I can. [Final Chorus — forceful, voice beginning to break] Never enough, never enough, All that warmth and I wake up cold. I take the fire into my mouth; There’s nothing here that it can hold. Now every silence says my name, And every mouthful tastes of rain. Never enough, never enough— Why can’t I hunt it all away? Why can’t I hunt it all away? [Outro — almost spoken] My hand goes to my throat again. The morning bells begin. I tell myself I’m hungry. I go out again.

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